Susan Boyle is back and looking better than ever!

The seemingly shy and timid lady who appeared on Britain’s Got Talent a decade ago made an appearance on the American version of the show singing a beautiful version of The Rolling Stones’ “Wild Horses.”

Boyle has been out of the spotlight for awhile, some of that time spent reflecting on her Asperger’s syndrome.

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Treatments given through the nasal cavity have brought convenience and relief, and now Japanese researchers have developed a promising therapeutic device they believe will ease the symptoms of autism.

Push aside your allergy treatments, it’s time to make room for the Oxytocin Autism spray in your cabinet.

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Francesca Happé, noted researcher on autism, has said:

“Research on autism has systematically neglected and excluded women and girls—researchers often thought that they’d get so few women that they left them out entirely.”

And that’s just one of the many reasons a seemingly “male” stereotyped syndrome has so few females in its literature.

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Great Lies For The Asperger’s Development

Written by SAPL on December 24th, 2018 in Communication.

Many parents cringe when they know their child is telling a lie, but parents of Asperger children may want to celebrate.

Those on the spectrum have difficulty refraining from the truth, so when a lie is created, there are several reasons why you may want to reconsider it an issue.

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For many Asperger adolescents, the ability to organize and place things in a similar category may be more difficult than for the neurotypical adolescent.

The idea of placing ideas in groups to master the concept is nothing novel, but the idea of using electronic devices or assistive technology to do so is something to consider.

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Neurotypicals married to Aspergers often cite difficulty in their relationship, more so than neurotypicals married to each other.

Some may feel this is even more difficult for females married to Asperger males, but in the interest of not stereotyping, it’s more important to provide solutions that anyone can benefit from.

For males, females, Asperger or neurotypical, perhaps learning emotional and cognitive self-care is the solution.

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Remember our Asperger raver Bradley Gunn, who professed to dancing all night using nothing but water to fuel his high?

The software developer by day has collaborated with Phutek for an ultimate dance/techno hit that echoes a campaign he is trying to spread, “Love, Life and Rave.

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Anybody who’s watched the nerdy and sometimes annoying Sheldon on Big Bang Theory AND has any knowledge of Asperger’s syndrome has definitely made some connections.

Mayim Bialik, who plays Sheldon’s girlfriend on the show has a few opinions on the matter, and as a neuroscientist who took a break from the screen at UCLA, has some great theories on why no one is quick to label Sheldon just yet…She also has some great theories on everybody else’s eccentricities, including Leonard and Stuart.

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